[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8435 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8435

To provide for near-term actions to preserve the Colorado River system 
  and to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expedite 
                     measures for drought response.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2022

 Mr. Stanton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for near-term actions to preserve the Colorado River system 
  and to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expedite 
                     measures for drought response.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Colorado River Drought Response 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NEAR-TERM ACTIONS TO PRESERVE COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM.

    In addition to the amounts otherwise available and consistent with 
contractual arrangements and applicable State and Federal law, there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior 
$500,000,000, for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, to use 
available legal authorities to reduce the near-term likelihood of Lake 
Mead and Lake Powell declining to critically low water elevations.

SEC. 3. EXPEDITED MEASURES FOR DROUGHT RESPONSE.

    (a) Expedited Program Implementation.--Section 40905(h) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3205(h); 135 Stat. 
1124) is amended by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``Not later than August 31, 
2022''.
    (b) Establishment of Program.--Section 40907(b) of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (43 U.S.C. 3207(b); 135 Stat. 
1125) is amended by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``Not later than August 31, 
2022''.
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